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Staged early access to the 2021 Resident Visa for eligible Phase 2 applicants

Validated finding · five-country-2010-20260922-v118-evidence-presentation-fix

CountryNew Zealand
Operative dateFebruary 21, 2022
CategoryMigration policy
Affected groupEligible phase 2 applicants with qualifying skilled migrant category expressions of interest in the pool

Policy effect

From February 21, 2022, eligible Phase 2 applicants with a Skilled Migrant Category Expression of Interest in the pool submitted on or before September 29, 2021 could apply according to a staged schedule. The first cohort had submitted its Expression of Interest by April 30, 2020; later cohorts opened on successive dates through March 1. Applications lodged before the relevant cohort opening date had to be declined. Other 2021 Resident Visa eligibility requirements still applied.

Conditions and exceptions

Validated condition or limit: From February 21, 2022, eligible Phase 2 applicants with a Skilled Migrant Category Expression of Interest in the pool submitted on or before September 29, 2021 could apply according to a staged schedule.; Applications lodged before the relevant cohort opening date had to be declined.; Other 2021 Resident Visa eligibility requirements still applied.

Official source excerpt

Quoted verbatim from the official source below. Ellipses indicate omitted text.

… ion about these changes is available on our website www.immigration.govt.nz. Description of changes A4.20 Medical and Chest X-ray Certificates: residence class visa applications S6.5 Applying for a 2021 Resident Visa S6.10 2021 Resident Visa Requirements U8.20 Dependent children of holders of work visas Changes have been made to the 2021 Resident Visa immigration instructions to: • allow people with a current Expression of Interest in the Skilled Migrant Category Pool, who were not eligible from 1 December, to apply from 21 February 2022; and • provide clarification of current eligibility requ … 5.10 Provision of evidence a. Applicants must provide sufficient evidence to demonstrate that: i. the principal and any non-principal applicants meet health and character requirements; and ii. the principal applicant meets the 2021 Resident Visa requirements set out in S6.10. b. An application must be declined if an immigration officer is not satisfied that sufficient evidence has been provided. S6.5.15 Early opening for some Phase 2 applicants a. The 2021 Resident Visa Category will open from 21 February 2022 for phase 2 applicants who have a Skilled Migrant Category Expression of Interest in … the Pool that was submitted on or before 29 September 2021, according to the table below: Submission date of Expression of Interest Date applications open Before or on 30 April 2020 Monday 21 February Between 1 May 2020 – 30 June 2020 Tuesday 22 February Between 1 July 2020 – 31 August 2020 Wednesday 23 February Between 1 September 2020 – 30 November 2020 Thursday 24 February Between 1 December 2020 – 28 February 2021 Friday 25 February Between 1 March 2021 – 31 March 2021 Saturday 26 February Between 1 April 2021 – 31 May 2021 Sunday 27 February Between 1 June 2021 – 31 July 2021 Monday 28 F … irements for holders of Critical Purpose Visas. Minor related updates to A4.20 and U8.20.1 have also been made. 1 Appendix 1: Amendments to Residence instructions effective on and after 21 February 2022 2 A4.20 Medical and Chest X-ray Certificates: residence class visa applications a. Applications for residence class visas must include, at the time the application is lodged, evidence that a Medical Certificate and Chest X-ray Certificate (INZ 1096) have been completed (see A4.20(f)) for every person included in the application. Note: Pregnant women and children under 11 years of age are not re …
Immigration New ZealandS6.5.15; Appendix 1 commencementOpen official source
Retrieved from https://www.immigration.govt.nz/assets/inz/documents/amendment-circulars/amendment-circular-2022-07.pdf

Review method

Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews

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